FA sets England semi-final target

Surely anything is better than not qualifying at all in a major tournament." FA sets England semi-final target Capello has only been in charge of England for two...

User-generated content leading to new jobs in news organizations

As the multimedia news streams grows and content supplied by "users" becomes part of the news, new jobs are popping up. The latest is "group multimedia editor" for the Glasgow Herald, says Editors Weblog: "John Young, former picture editor of the Glasgow Evening Times, will...

Regional assemblies will be axed

"Regional assemblies, which oversee the spending of tens of million pounds on housing, transport and planning, are to be scrapped, the government has said. The eight assemblies in England are made up of councillors who are nominated to sit on them. From 2010, their role will...

Top Judge is New Diana Coroner

"The new coroner for the inquests into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed has been formally appointed. Lord Justice Scott Baker, one of the country's most senior judges, took over the high-profile role after Baroness Butler-Sloss quit in April. She said she lacked...

Playing the Hand we've Dealt by Thomas Friedman

"Last week, President Bush appointed a “war czar,” Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, to oversee everything we’re doing in Iraq and Afghanistan — which raises the question: Who was doing this job up to now? The answer, amazingly, is no one. We’re like a fine restaurant that has...

Bush Taps New 'War Czar'

"LTG Douglas Lute Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute has been chosen for President Bush's newly created position to oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (www.jcs.mil)"

More Bureaucracy, Less Security by Rep. Ron Paul

"Congress voted this past week to authorize nearly $40 billion for the Department of Homeland Security, but the result will likely continue to be more bureaucracy and less security for Americans. Five years into this new department, Congress still cannot agree on how to...

Thousands of Nuclear Arms Workers See Cancer Claims Denied or Delayed

"Walter McKenzie's assignment toward the end of the Cold War was to mop up after mishaps at a nuclear weapons factory. With a crew of other laborers from rural Georgia, he swabbed away leaks and spills inside the secret buildings, until one day his body became so contaminated...

Pelosi taps Reyes to head intelligence committee

• Rep. Silvestre Reyes will head the House intelligence committee, aides say • The Texas congressman is a former border patrol agent and helicopter gunner • Democratic leaders are informing political and government leaders of the pick • Reyes has said the GOP rubber...

Firm on the Family: Bush Appoints Anti-Contraception Advocate to Top Position

""Keroack's professional history makes clear he should be stamped with a warning label against women's health and safety," said Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. "Appointing an individual who has crusaded against birth control to head the...

YouTube Hires Yahoo's Treasurer to Oversee Finances

YouTube, the wildly popular video-sharing site that's been working to come up with a viable business plan, has hired a Yahoo executive to take over its finances